Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. National Design Build Services (NDBS) is hiring a Lead Engineer to lead mechanical design for data centers, mission-critical facilities, and large industrial plants. The role translates owner and process requirements into HVAC, process, and piping systems, leads design delivery from concept through construction support, and coordinates with project partners and engineering teams.
Responsibilities
- Adhering to NDBS Core Values
- Safety
- We Answer Our Phones
- Always Innovating
- Collaborative Partnerships
- Reputation
- Entrepreneurship
- Own the complete engineering deliverable, from basis of design and P&IDs through milestone design reviews, issued-for-construction (IFC) drawings and turnover documents
- Manage and/or coordinate multidisciplinary scope across mechanical, plumbing, structural, electrical, civil and controls
- Manage engineering scope, fees and budgets: prepare design services proposals, track engineering hours against budget, and price engineering change orders
- Work with controls partners on PLC logic, Building Management Systems and sequences of operation
- Run client and design coordination meetings, work through review comments, answer RFIs, and keep deliverable and submittal trackers current
- Lead mechanical design for data center cooling systems: chilled water plants, air- and water-cooled chillers, CRAH/CRAC units and fan walls, economizers, and hot/cold aisle containment
- Design liquid cooling infrastructure for high-density and AI workloads: coolant distribution units (CDUs), technology cooling system (TCS) and facility water loops, and rear-door and direct-to-chip heat removal
- Apply redundancy and reliability concepts (N, N+1, 2N, concurrent maintainability, fault tolerance) to meet the owner's basis of design and Uptime Institute tier objectives
- Perform heat load, hydraulic and psychrometric calculations, and support energy and PUE/WUE analysis
- Design HVAC and process systems for large manufacturing facilities, including process exhaust, compressed air, boiler and hot water plants, and chilled water plants
- Design natural gas, compressed air, process and utility piping from process load data, and resolve gaps in owner and process-equipment data through RFIs
- Coordinate equipment pads, foundations and structural supports with structural engineers to meet phased construction schedules
- Identify where prefabricated pipe spools, skids and modules add value, and design them for constructability and repeatability
- Confirm design concepts early so prefabricated piping can be released without rework
- Review and witness factory acceptance tests and support commissioning and integrated systems testing
- Run internal turnover meetings to define project scope, risks, resources, communications, schedule and budget
- Work with preconstruction to carry bid scope into design packages, and support estimating, budgets and buyout
- Lead design-build and design-assist coordination with owners, general contractors and trade partners through Procore and Autodesk Construction Cloud
- Review trade-partner submittals, coordinate responses from sub-consultants, and drive quality control through site visits and punch lists
- Mentor and review the work of junior engineers and designers
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in an engineering field; mechanical preferred
- Minimum 8+ years of HVAC/R design experience, including data centers, mission-critical or large industrial facilities
- Professional Engineer (PE) license, or the ability to obtain one within 12 months
- Hands-on experience with chilled water, hydronic and process piping design
- Working knowledge of ASHRAE, International Codes, NFPA, and ASME piping codes
- Ability to work to deadlines while juggling several projects and changing priorities
- Self-motivated, with excellent time and task management skills
- Excellent leadership, organization and communication skills, and the ability to work well in a team
- Industrial process experience: paint shops, process exhaust, compressed air, boilers and natural gas systems
- Liquid cooling and high-density (AI/HPC) data center experience
- Experience with design-build and design-assist delivery, and with Procore and Autodesk Construction Cloud
- Experience with prefabricated mechanical systems such as skids, pipe spools or utility racks
- Fluency in Revit MEP and AutoCAD
- Experience with Navisworks clash detection
- Commissioning experience on critical facilities, including FAT, SAT and integrated systems testing
Benefits
- Remote work option (United States).
- Growth opportunities: develop new skills, take on exciting challenges, and advance your career in meaningful ways.
- A company culture that supports your growth, values your contributions, and makes work fulfilling and enjoyable.
- Work that contributes to meaningful outcomes and provides a sense of purpose.
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